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FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER – Every year, over a hundred children in Yolo County need foster homes to shelter them from abuse or neglect. Learn more about what it takes to be a foster parent. Attend a free session from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, at the local library, 1212 Merkley Avenue. For [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — OCT 17, 2012 – Editor’s note: Fabi Perez of West Sacramento is in Austria as a Rotary Youth exchange student. He’s sponsored by West Sacramento Centennial Rotary Club Centennial and Pocket Greenhaven Rotary Club. Here’s a report he has sent of the first month of his visit: By Fabi Perez [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — OCT 3, 2012 – Editor’s note: During every West Sacramento election cycle, we invite each of the candidates for city council and school board to sit down for an interview to be published in the News-Ledger. On Oct. 3, we published the following interview with Oleg Maskaev. By Steve Marschke, [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — OCT 23, 2012 – From Art Schroeder, City of West Sacramento West Sacramento’s City Council has proclaimed Wednesday, Oct. 24, as West Sacramento Food Day, in support of the local food economy and healthy eating. The day encourages the public to take advantage of the diverse eateries in West Sacramento. In a [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — OCT 17, 2012 – By Sam Urrea News-Ledger Correspondent The city of West Sacramento enjoyed its first ever “food truck rodeo” festivity at the River Walk Park on September 29, resulting in an apparent success. Organized by Sacramento Mobile Food, nicknamed “Sactomofo,” the event held more than 20 mobile food vendors [...]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Every election cycle in West Sacramento, the News-Ledger invites each candidate for a sit-down interview. The below interview was published in the News-Ledger edition of Sept. 26, 2012. In it, we talk to Coby Pizotti, a candidate for one of three available seats on the school board for Washington Unified School District. [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER NEWSPAPER – The City of West Sacramento is recruiting citizens to serve on various commissions, overseeing topics such as agriculture and natural resources; arts, culture and historic preservation; the city appeals process; aging; disaster preparedness; economic development; housing; parks and community services; and planning issues. For more information or an application, visit [...]